The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1887-02-25
THE PENSION VETO


WAsnrxorox. Feb l2-The President n
8is veto Of the Dependent Pension bill
eays that tho almcst constant pension leg
tslation aimee the close Of the war has
placed upon the pension rolls 81 - pen
elooers q Al claases for whom o740O.-
- have been appropriated for the current
year. and for whom go Asll have been
expended from 1851 20 1854 II 3 now pro
pcscd . award service pensions % SOL
d'ers Of al war; a. the rate Of Oh per
oontA u cxacts only service Of three
month";, without requiring engagement in
battle or subject % any actual dsnRen OF
var The pension u allowed 70 men who
have suffered no injury, lo<s or damage Of
any kind due % military service. and in
cludes those who never reached the front
q all The section OF the bill allowing
this pension u In language 80 uncertain q
- b subject % unjust and mschievous
application The persons seeking pension
must Be suffering moral or physical dis
ability. such - incapacitnfcs from the
performance Of labor In such degree e.
% render them unable 70 earn Z support,
and must be dependent On their daily
labor for support
Passing on 70 consideration Of their
conditions. the President adds:
II win Be observed that there II no lin
itation or definition Of the incapacirating
injury CT ailment itself II need only Be
such degree Of disability from any cause
- renders the claimant unable TO earn .
support By labor. u seems TO me that the
support here mentioned ~ one which
csn not Be earned d . complete and entire
support with no diminution on account Of
tho least impairment Of physical or men,
til condition II IL had intended 70 en-
brace only those who. By disease or labor.
we're totally unable % labor. Il would
have been very easy to express that idea
instead q recognizing. - = done, sdegre>
Of such inabilitvr
A fher - -. ~wh.s 4.
Who = ~ defrru;n. ,-h.<n.- 80 -.
n a. ~ n ~ 80 Il ross - Il. C~---
msnt - enter the home ~ c,s;msrr. "a
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49, .,r-o-,Ssr~- - ~.--..--
800 I. 49, c-.-+se,~S Sh.n 49, c--
ment s.v a. -. -,.r 49, - =
~ ~ s.--s-.-. :. ..-..
and ~ .nofSe- -, -.
his earrir :. frrr;sh - -. .,
Anr .tfrur, hc-s-.- 49,. I-.
ixtsr - -, !, ...s ~ $3.50
pec.~srr,,r r,,,,,re 49, r<-.-r -. ..s
go 80. - -n--'' 49, ana
partisan part:alitv ana would re~nIt u
more perverson 81 the Government-s ~
nevolcnt jntenr5cns thar the execurion a. |
any statute ought To hermit. II the EFFORT
10 carry out the proposed la.x- the decree
of disability - related % earniu - be
cons 5dered for the purpose az showing H
IN any way Il curtails the snpport ,.rb;ch
The applicant II ents-eIv .onnd- wor1
earn. and 70 which he i cutItIei We enter
The broad field long occupied bv the pen
sion Bureau. and We rccoenixe - the onIv
difference between the propo<ei Ier;sla-
ton and previous laws na<<ed for the be-
ncfif Of the surviving soldiers AZ ~. civil l
war. the incurrence' ~ one 60 ~ a.
abilities in military service Ana q ia
other disabilities existing but IN NJ wav
with. or re<nIrinU fror sucb
service
1T must be horne n nina thar - "a
rase il there any grading ~ this prono~ed
Uncer the opcration ofthe rnle
lirst suggested. IL there q 4 lack 81 anv
degree. great or small. Of the ability "a
rarn such support As the Governmerf a. 1
Iermine< the claimant should have. ana \
By the application Of the rule secondly \
suggested if there Il : reduction ~ arv
legrce or the support which ~ might earn
4 sound. he is entitled 70 ! penxion ~ \
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